Code 7, Victim 5 (1964)
"Victim Five" (original title)

Director:

Robert Lynn

Writers:

Harry Alan Towers (story), Peter Yeldham

Stars:

Lex Barker, Ronald Fraser, Ann Smyrner

Cast

Cast overview:
Lex Barker	...	Steve Martin
Ronald Fraser	...	Inspector Dickie Lean
Ann Smyrner	...	Helga Swenson
Véronique Vendell	...	Gina
Walter Rilla	...	Wexler
Dietmar Schönherr	...	Dr. Paul Bryson
Percy Sieff	...	George Anderson
Gustel Gundelach	...	Hans Kramer
Gert van den Bergh	...	Vanberger
Howard Davis	...	Rawlings
Sophia Kammara	...	Leila (as Sophia Spentzos)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

american | ostrich | private detective | haunted by the past | revenge | 

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Taglines:

Mörderische Verbrecherjagd im heißen Südafrika!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 1964 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Code 7, Victim 5

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Towers of London Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Lex Barker in unimaginative South African-set detective film

CODE 7, VICTIM 5 is now available in a cheap DVD, and for a few dollars (mine cost $3 US), it's passable entertainment, mostly for the presence of Lex Barker as private eye "Steve Martin" (same name as Raymond Burr's character in GODZILLA). This is a typical Harry Alan Towers production--find an out-of-the-way country where the pound/dollar goes a long way and without powerful unions, hire a lot of locals in small roles, use a lot of free locations to give the film "color," have Towers himself pen a by-the-numbers script over dinner or during a flight. South Africa photographs well (the film was shot by Nicholas Roeg, so it's no surprise), and is so unfamiliar to this American that the background almost becomes a character. The plot is the standard "someone is killing off one by one the members of a group from a previous time" and ex-Nazis are even dragged in. Ronald Fraser (best known in the USA for FATHOM, with Raquel Welch and the late great Tony Franciosa) does a good job as the local police inspector who finds jet-setting detective Barker to be a bit of a pest, but eventually realizes Barker's honesty and professionalism--Fraser and Barker are the perfect foils for each other. Nothing special here--probably of interest mostly to the Barker fan (or those who want a quick three-dollar travelogue of South Africa).